St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Target: Survival quality achievement award for its commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest.
The Target: Survival program was developed to highlight the number of lives a hospital saved by following the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines for treatment as outlined by the American Heart Association. The program examines patient survival rates following in-hospital cardiac arrest and adjusts for multiple factors, including cardiac arrest rhythm, event location within the hospital, and prior illness severity.
Awarded sites have a survival rate that places them in the top 40% of all Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation participating hospitals in the United States.
“We are pleased to recognize St. Tammany Health System for its commitment to improving survival rates for patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest,” said Paul S. Chan, MD, MSc, volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Resuscitation System of Care Advisory Group. “Each life saved is a testament to this team’s timely, coordinated and high-quality care during an emergency.”